Company:Simprints

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Short description: Nonprofit technology company
Simprints
TypeNonprofit
IndustryTechnology
FounderAlexandra Grigore
Toby Norman
Daniel Storisteanu
Tristram Norman
HeadquartersUniversity of Cambridge
ProductsBiometric fingerprint

Simprints is a nonprofit technology company originating at the University of Cambridge.[1] The company builds biometric fingerprint technology for use by governments, NGOs, and nonprofits for people in the developing world who lack proof of legal identity.[2] The company promotes a portable biometric system designed for front line workers.[3] The technology uses Bluetooth to connect to an Android mobile device that is interoperable with existing mHealth systems such as CommCare, ODK, or DHIS2.[4]

History

Simprints emerged in May 2012 out of a hackathon organised by the Centre for Global Equality and sponsored by technology company Arm.[5][6] The founders of Simprints include Gates-Cambridge scholars Alexandra Grigore,[7] Toby Norman, and Daniel Storisteanu[8] as well as Royal Holloway-University of London student Tristram Norman.[9]

In 2014, the firm received a Round 4 Saving Lives at Birth Seed Grant, part of a Grand Challenges competition supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada (funded by the Government of Canada), and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).[10][11][12] This funding was partially matched by Arm ltd, a Cambridge based semiconductor and software company.[13] This provided for a pilot study in partnership with BRAC and the Johns Hopkins Global mHealth Initiative to test the system with health workers in Gaibandha, Bangladesh.[4][5][12][14][15][16][17]

In 2015, Simprints received another grant from Innovate UK (formerly the Technology Strategy Board) to move prototypes to the pre-production phase and develop and verify all software. This enabled the firm to launch a pilot project with BRAC which later manifested in a formal partnership.[18]

In 2016, Simprints developed their first production-ready biometric scanner known as Vero. It is IP65 rated and CE/FCC certified.[19] Simprints software architecture also conforms to EU Data regulation.[20]

In 2016, Simprints won a $200,000 grant from the Global Innovation Fund.[21]

In 2017, the firm won a Round 7 Saving Lives at Birth Transition to Scale grant for $2 million to scale up Simprints partnership with BRAC’s maternal health program to reach 2 million expectant mothers and children in Bangladesh.[22][23][3]

In 2019, Simprints announced that 3000 units of the Vero 2.0 would be shipped in early 2020.[9]

Affiliations

As of January 2023, Simprints' partners and financial supporters include:[24]


Non-current partners and supporters include the Electric Power Research Institute,[31] Grand Challenges Canada[22] and Impact Network.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "Accelerate alumni" (in en). https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/entrepreneurship/programmes/accelerate-cambridge/ventures/accelerate-alumni/. 
  2. ↑ "The World Bank - Identification for Development (ID4D) Global Dataset". https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/identification-development-global-dataset. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "How biometrics is giving identities to 'invisible citizens'". https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/18/health/biometrics-simprints-fingerprints/index.html?sr=twCNN021818biometrics-simprints-fingerprints0735PMVODtop. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Storisteanu, Daniel Matthew L; Norman, Toby L; Grigore, Alexandra; Norman, Tristram L (2015-03-02). "Biometric Fingerprint System to Enable Rapid and Accurate Identification of Beneficiaries". Global Health: Science and Practice 3 (1): 135–137. doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00010. ISSN 2169-575X. PMID 25745127. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Verifying a Need: SimPrints wades into 'identification crisis' in health care, seeking global scale - NextBillion" (in en-US). NextBillion. 2014-10-15. https://nextbillion.net/simprints-id-verification/. 
  6. ↑ "Simprints- IdeaSpace" (in en). https://www.ideaspace.cam.ac.uk/simprints. 
  7. ↑ "Profile" (in en). Gates Cambridge. https://www.gatescambridge.org/members-area/connect/directory/scholar/6519. 
  8. ↑ "Profile" (in en). Gates Cambridge. https://www.gatescambridge.org/members-area/connect/directory/scholar/6542?ScholarID=5792. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Simprints identifies cloud as foundation for biometrics-led healthcare" (in en). 2020-02-07. https://diginomica.com/simprints-identifies-cloud-foundation-biometrics-led-healthcare. 
  10. ↑ (GH/AA/GHI), Clune, Karen. "Round 4 Award Nominees: 30 Awards Announced | Saving Lives at Birth" (in en). https://savinglivesatbirth.net/news/14/08/01/round-4-award-nominees-30-awards-announced. 
  11. ↑ mandy (2015-03-09). "Recognition grows for SimPrints" (in en). Gates Cambridge. https://www.gatescambridge.org/news/recognition-grows-simprints. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Startup Simprints wins $250,000 from Gates Foundation for 'game-changing' invention" (in en-US). CJBS Insight. 2014-08-13. https://insight.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2014/startup-simprints-wins-250000-from-gates-foundation-for-game-changing-invention/. 
  13. ↑ "ARM takes SimPrints cash haul to half a million | Business Weekly | Technology News | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England" (in en). https://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/biomedtech/17432-arm-takes-simprints-cash-haul-half-million. 
  14. ↑ Storisteanu, Daniel M.L; Norman, Toby L; Grigore, Alexandra; Labrique, Alain B (2016-11-01). "Can biometrics beat the developing world's challenges?" (in en). Biometric Technology Today 2016 (11): 5–9. doi:10.1016/S0969-4765(16)30193-X. ISSN 0969-4765. 
  15. ↑ "Biometric Solutions to Identification Challenges" (in en-US). BORGEN. 2016-10-14. http://www.borgenmagazine.com/biometric-solutions-to-identification-challenges/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "SimPrints wins £250,000 from Gates Foundation to develop fingerprint scanner" (in en-US). BiometricUpdate. 2014-08-19. https://www.biometricupdate.com/201408/simprints-wins-250000-from-gates-foundation-to-develop-fingerprint-scanner. 
  17. ↑ alex.corr (2015-03-06). "Digital healthcare" (in en). Gates Cambridge. https://www.gatescambridge.org/multimedia/films/digital-healthcare. 
  18. ↑ mandy (2014-06-12). "SimPrints to pilot in Bangladesh" (in en). Gates Cambridge. https://www.gatescambridge.org/news/simprints-pilot-bangladesh. 
  19. ↑ "Simprints Vero Scanner | therefore" (in en-GB). http://therefore.com/work/simprints-vero-scanner/. 
  20. ↑ "The Case For Better Privacy Standards". https://www.simprints.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The-Case-For-Better-Privacy-Standards-April-2017.pdf. 
  21. ↑ "Simprints" (in en-US). https://www.globalinnovation.fund/investments/simprints. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Kapil, Vinesh. "Fifteen Innovators Get Funding from Saving Lives at Birth | Saving Lives at Birth" (in en). https://savinglivesatbirth.net/news/17/07/31/fifteen-innovators-get-funding-saving-lives-birth?page=2. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "ARM backs Simprints $2.45m funding boost to prevent maternal and child deaths | Business Weekly | Technology News | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England" (in en). https://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/biomedtech/arm-backs-simprints-245m-funding-boost-prevent-maternal-and-child-deaths. 
  24. ↑ "Our Partners". https://www.simprints.com/partners. 
  25. ↑ "Simprints $2m funding win" (in en). Arm Community. https://community.arm.com/company/b/blog/posts/simprints-2m-funding-win. 
  26. ↑ "Therefore- vero". http://therefore.com/work/simprints-vero-scanner/. 
  27. ↑ "COHESU.org | Home" (in en). https://www.cohesu.com/our-programs/simprintscohesu. 
  28. ↑ "Simprints | DRK Foundation | Supporting passionate, high impact social enterprises" (in en-US). https://www.drkfoundation.org/organization/simprints/. 
  29. ↑ "Simprints - Global Innovation Fund" (in en-US). Global Innovation Fund. https://globalinnovation.fund/investments/simprints/. 
  30. ↑ "Identity in a digital age". https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/15396/IDENTITY_IN_A_DIGITAL_AGE.pdf. 
  31. ↑ cknowle. "Neonate Biometric Scanner for Frontline Health Workers | Saving Lives at Birth" (in en). https://savinglivesatbirth.net/summaries/2017/564. 
  32. ↑ "The Power of Partnership" (in en-US). Impact Network. http://www.impactnetwork.org/field-journal/2017/5/20/the-power-of-partnership. 

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